Below you will find example sentences with "bomb threat". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Bomb Threat in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: bomb
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25.2 words

Words in this phrase

bomb threat

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • bomb can mean: An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft. Frequent word
  • threat can mean: An expression of intent to injure or punish another. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 9 start, 11 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a bomb threat disrupted operations 1× a bomb threat emailed to 1× a bomb threat was reported 1× a fake bomb threat in fullerton 1× after a bomb threat prompted the 1× after a bomb threat shut down 1× an alleged bomb threat led to 1× an emailed bomb threat in saint 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a bomb threat 3× a 19 year 1× a male youth 1× a narita airport 1× adding to the 1× an alleged bomb 1×

Common sentence endings:

arnold school district 1× artist tara hoot 1× be a hoax 1× city s suburbs 1× court this morning 1× details were unclear 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

school 5× police 4× prompted 3× morning 3× new 3× king 2× flight 2× memphis 2× last 2× got 2× man 2× wednesday 2×

Related phrases

atomic bomb pose threat bomb threats bomb squad dirty bomb threat posed nuclear bomb triple threat threat landscape

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around bomb:

atomic bomb 15× bomb squad 8× dirty bomb 8× nuclear bomb 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

bomb squad bold statement bold move body weight body mass body immune

Just after it in the phrase index:

bomb threats bond etf bond market bone density bone fractures bone marrow

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

bomb threats bomb squad

Same ending:

pose threat triple threat

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "bomb threat" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 25.2 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a bomb threat disrupted operations, a bomb threat emailed to, school, police and prompted stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with atomic bomb, pose threat, bomb threats, atomic bomb, bomb squad and dirty bomb, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with bomb threat

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

A bomb threat disrupted operations at the St. Catherine Parish Court this morning. (13 words)

A bomb threat was reported at the Atlanta courthouse where Trump’s trial is set to take place. (18 words)

An alleged bomb threat led to the arrest of a 14-year-old teen from the Hudson Valley. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

King's flight to Memphis had been delayed by a bomb threat against his plane. citation In the close of the last speech of his career, in reference to the bomb threat, King said the following: And then I got to Memphis. (42 words)

While the FBI and first responders dealt with an anonymous (and apparently fake) bomb threat at the capital, O’Brien and Carlos investigated Andy’s likely hiding place, where O’Brien was shot in the shoulder by Andy’s partner in crime. (42 words)

Police also responded to a fake bomb threat in Fullerton on Aug. 12. Law enforcement could be seen entering Temple Beth Tikvah about 45 minutes into a Saturday morning Shabbat service that was streamed on Facebook. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

King's flight to Memphis had been delayed by a bomb threat against his plane. citation In the close of the last speech of his career, in reference to the bomb threat, King said the following: And then I got to Memphis.

A bomb threat was reported at the Atlanta courthouse where Trump’s trial is set to take place.

A male youth is in custody and facing charges after a bomb threat prompted the evacuation of a school in Thompson, Man., on Wednesday.

A Narita airport spokesperson said there had been a bomb threat call for the flight, but that details were unclear.

At 9:24 a.m. 911 communications got the bomb threat call, according to Durham County Sheriff's Office.

Before he spoke, a bomb threat cleared out the auditorium there, and the protest had to move to the school’s football field.

Big Lake Police Department was alerted to a bomb threat called into the (171 Lake Street North) Wednesday at 3:22 p.m.

Police also responded to a fake bomb threat in Fullerton on Aug. 12. Law enforcement could be seen entering Temple Beth Tikvah about 45 minutes into a Saturday morning Shabbat service that was streamed on Facebook.

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Police cordoned off a popular strip in Takoma Park on Saturday after a bomb threat shut down businesses, including a holiday performance by drag artist Tara Hoot.

The anonymous bomb threat comes at a time of rising apprehension in the wake of two recent mass shootings, including one just earlier this week.

The teenager was arrested Thursday over an emailed bomb threat in Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône, a town northwest of Paris.

While police continue to investigate, the bomb threat, which is believed to have originated from South America, was determined to be a hoax.

While the FBI and first responders dealt with an anonymous (and apparently fake) bomb threat at the capital, O’Brien and Carlos investigated Andy’s likely hiding place, where O’Brien was shot in the shoulder by Andy’s partner in crime.

A 19-year-old Fort Frances man has been charged in relation to a bomb threat made to a school in the Northwestern Ontario community.

A bomb threat disrupted operations at the St. Catherine Parish Court this morning.

A bomb threat emailed to officials in several states prompted evacuations of statehouse offices or buildings in Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi and Montana.

According to the investigation, Carroll denied making the bomb threat and explained that he overheard officers discussing it while speaking with Walmart management.

Adding to the day’s tension, the exchanges took place hours after authorities responded to a bomb threat at the judge’s house in New York City’s suburbs.

An alleged bomb threat led to the arrest of a 14-year-old teen from the Hudson Valley.

Last week, a bomb threat at Valley High School in New Kensington prompted a two-hour delay Friday morning in the New Kensington-Arnold School District.

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